Rollback of Single-Use Plastics Bans in National Parks and the Push to Rewrite American History - Public Lands News (May 26 - 30) - Outdoor Minimalist

This week, we break down the biggest public lands headlines you might have missed.

We’cover:

How public pressure killed a plan to sell off over 500,000 acres of public lands in Nevada and Utah
Why the House bill still poses serious threats to national parks, the Arctic Refuge, and Boundary Waters
How Trump’s administration is gutting environmental protections while ramping up reckless oil, gas, and mining leases
The administration’s push to rewrite American history at national parks and historic sites
A quiet but damaging rollback of single-use plastics bans in our national parks
Ongoing legal challenges and grassroots victories proving that public action still makes a difference

👉 Call your senators before July 4th and demand they oppose public land sell-offs and environmental rollbacks in the Senate’s version of the budget bill.

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Episode Resources:

https://www.outdooralliance.org/blog/2025/5/22/land-sell-offs-removed-from-spending-bill-but-its-still-bad

https://www.npca.org/articles/8891-house-advances-budget-bill-reducing-national-park-service-staff-amid-peak

https://www.conservationlands.org/republicans_strip_sell_off_provisions_but_public_lands_still_on_the_chopping_block

https://protectourwinters.org/most-dangerous-climate-rollback/

https://westernpriorities.org/2025/05/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-is-still-ugly-for-public-lands/

https://www.wilderness.org/articles/press-release/house-passes-big-giveaway-budget-bill-drilling-and-mining-interests-reap-huge-rewards